UBC PHAS Demonstration Room Catalog

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====== Ping Pong Cannon ======

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===== Description =====

Uses compressed gas to shoot a ping pong ball  
[[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOvNRYDYjwg |  this is a video for this ]]


Equipment needed:   
- Ping Pong Balls 
- Tape 
- Air Compressor 
- Cannon Tube 
Instructions:    
1. Put the ping pong ball inside the tube 
2. Seal both sides with the tape 
3. Connect the air compressor to the hole on the side of the cannon tube 
4. Turn on the air compressor: removing the air from the tube 
5. Stab the tape on one side of the tube allowing for air to rush into the tube, shooting the ping pong ball out the other end 

Updated: May 4th, 2015

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===== Apparatus =====

The [[demonstrations:9_equipment:vacuum_pump_electric:start | vacuum pump ]] can be used to remove the air

===== Setup =====



===== Notes =====



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| **Location** | Between E and F |
| **Maker** | Unknown |
| **Current State** | Working |
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